Heating subsidy debate returns to Des Moines in January
Iowa lawmakers will revisit heating assistance for the poor as a debate rekindles. CARG urges funds for immediate aid and weatherization while Appropriations chairs oppose, favoring insulation instead. Spokesman Rich Cool warns the plan risks welfare for utility companies, with limited federal support expected this year.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Community Action Research Group
House
Senate
CARG
Rich Cool
John Murray
Rames
Richard Welden
Rrowa Falls
Murray
Welden
UAW Leader Vows Deere Strike Will Go On
Ankeny Iowa Local 450 President Frank Steinbach says the UAW walkout at John Deere continues into its second week with no plan to soften demands. He cites denial of dental vision and hearing coverage as non negotiable, warns it would set a bad precedent. Strike benefits are low but workers anticipate some financial strain yet few plan to end the dispute. Deere employs about 22,000 workers across seven Iowa plants.
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Ankeny
UAW
Iowa
John Deere Co
Frank Steinbach
Steinbach
Deere
Pope Visit Clears Farms After Huge Crowd Delivers No Damages
Living History Farms avoided damage during the papal visit as 340000 attendees stirred no vandalism and largely ignored the corn patch. Clean up moves forward with Dowling High School students aiding while altar remains and a mound of earth still to be removed.
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Living History Farms
Herb Plambeck
Plambeck
Dowling High School
West Des Moines
Grassley enters 1980 Senate race for Iowa
Des Moines Rep. Charles Grassley announces as a Republican candidate for U S Senate seat held by Democrat John Culver. He predicts spending 1 to 1.2 million dollars and cites exploratory committee findings and campaign fundraising as reasons. Grassley, 46, notes his voting record and Culver’s as campaign issues.
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Des Moines
Charles Grassley
U.S. Senate
Grassley
John Culver
Waterloo
Culver
Iowa
Congress
Tom Stoner
Stoner
Robert Ray
University of Northern Iowa
Rock Island Lines resumes freight and commuter service
Rock Island Lines announces a return to normal operations with commuter service resuming on a limited basis and freight shipments back on track. The restart follows an August 27 strike and includes priority routes Chicago to Omaha, Denver to Omaha, Kansas City to Tucumcari, and Iowa grain lines. About 13,000 commuters and 62 trains serving Chicago will begin full service at 5 a.m. Officials said tickets from other railroads will be honored during the transition. Pickets ended Friday after an agreement among the union ICC and 13 railroads.
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Chicago
UPI
Rock Island Lines
Omaha
Kansas City
Denver
Tucumcari
N.M
Grain Lines
Iowa
Regional Transportation Authority
Brotherhood of Railway
Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Rock Island
Ten Die In Weekend Iowa Traffic Toll
State officials report at least ten people killed on Iowa roadways over the weekend including three in northeast Iowa. Allyn Brenno 33 Byron Minnesota and Gregory Doherty 24 Decorah died at the scene twelve miles north of Decorah when their vehicle rolled over a fence. Vernon Davis died near Guttenberg after swerving to avoid an oncoming car. Robert Kolvach 19 and Mark Schober 19 were killed in a Cerro Gordo County motorcycle crash in Plymouth. Two Des Moines youths Dennis Thompson 18 and Letha Johnson 12 died in a car truck collision near Pleasantville. Debra Ruth Magneson 17 from Villisca died in a one car crash. Francis Harold Aid 79 of Burlington died in a two car collision on Highway 534. Clyde O Keefe 59 of Des Moines was killed in a car pedestrian accident.
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Iowa
Decorah
Winneshiek County
Allyn Brenno
Byron
Minn
Gregory Doherty
Brenna
Doherty
Guttenberg
Clayton County
Vernon Davis
Mason City
Plymouth
Cerro Gordo County
Robert Kolvach
Mark Schober
Kolvach
Schober
Wapello County
Des Moines
Pleasantville
Dennis Thompson
Letha Johnson
Page County
Villisca
Debra Ruth Magneson
Burlington
Francis Harold Aid
Larry Russell Kirby
Aid
Burlington Medical Center
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Dial
Smulekoff
Amana Coffee
Armana
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